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For young riders ready to step up to a manual clutch machine, the CRF80F features Honda’s legendary reliability, big-bike styling, nimble handling and wonderfully balanced performance.

The CRF series, manufactured and marketed by Honda, was launched in 2002, both as a successor to the Honda XR series and a replacement for the two-stroke Honda CR series.

When thinking at a CRF machine, people usually imagine those full sized motocross bikes equipped with liquid-cooled, single-cylinder four-stroke engines that are available from 249cc to 449cc. But what’s so great about the CRF line-up is that there’s a model for each step along a young rider’s learning curve.